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• Tugbok Proper Davao city philippines
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History of School: copied verbatim from http://dvoschools.usep.edu.ph

The original name of TUGBOK was TUGBOG which was derived from the spring which the early native Bagobos depending upon the source of their water supply, for drinking and washing. The school site reserved through the proclamation of the government in 1915 together with the school sites of Malagos (Calinan), and Sirib. The spring in the school site began to become extinct as the years went by due to the clearing of the adjacent lots of the school site.

The first organization of the class was undertaken by Mr. Jose Doromal sometimes in 1918, not at the beginning of the school year. It was a settlement farm school that aims to teach the native Bagobos the rudiments of the better farming, 3R’s and to induce the natives to settle permanently in this particular place. In 1919, Mr. Alejandro Fernandez succeeded Mr. Jose Doromal. Mr. Fausto Nilo became the Head Teacher during the school year of 1920-1921. The following school year, Mr. Alejandro Fernandez returned to head the school succeeding Mr. Nilo.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Henry Stantoy was the Division Superintendent of Schools for Davao when Tugbog was given the first teacher. Tugbog belonged to the Big South Davao District which composed of Davao, Samal, Santa Cruz, Malita and Balutaki under the American Supervising Teacher Mr. Ernest Craw.

There was a reorganization of Municipal Districts in 1919. Big Saouth Davao District was divided into four Municipal Districts - Municipal District of Guianga, Santa Cruz, Malita, Balutaki and Davao. Mr. Isidro Sanchez became the first supervising teacher of Municipal Districts of Guianga. Tugbog became the seat of the Municipal Government and the office of the supervising teacher.

The year 1921 ushered in Mr. Paulino Naraval of Dasol, Pangasinan as the supervising teacher of Guianga District. The euphony of Tugbog was not pleasing to hear among the residents who flocked to this Minicipality. He took the initiative of changing Tugbog to Tugbok. The Cadastral Survey Party No. 174 was at this community at that time and adopted Tugbok after duly notified of the change.

The status of Tugbok Settlement Farm was changed to regular school in 1925. It was also at this time that the first grade five class was organized. The first seventh grade was on May 1927, to which Attorney Fundador Villafuerte, one time City Mayor of Davao City was a member.

The first three units (rooms) of the semi-permanent school building was built up of beauty contest money of more than three thousand (3,000.00) pesos from one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750.00) pesos from tha aid of Municipal Government fund of this Municipal District in 1926.

Mr. Naraval resigned as a supervising teacher of Guianga District in 1927. He was succeeded by Mr, Vicente Loria, who was once a teacher of Honorable Carlos P. Romulo in Camiling, Tarlac. Mr. Loria was succeeded by the late Mr. Alcantara that Tugbok Central Elementary School was given its semi-permanent shop building, teacher’s dormitory and home economics building.

When the Municipality of Guianga became a part of the City of Davao in February 1937, Tugbok remained as the seat of the office of the supervising teachers until the outbreak of the last World War. The Japanese Army evaded successfully Davao on December 20, 1941 and the Districtr of Guianga was occupied by the great bulk of the Japanese civilians and soldiers.

The playground and the buildings of Tugbok Central Elementary School were dismantled by the Japanese Army sometimes in 1944 except 2 classrooms and the library of the wing of the main building. All the school equipments and supplies were gone due to looting and misused by the Japanese civilians and soldiers.

The first post-war organization of class of Tugbok was on August 28, 1945 under the leadership of Mrs. Natividad F. Magbanua together with Mrs. Praxedes D. Cabarlo and Mrs. Juana F. Lidoy, who with the leader teacher were teachers of this school before and during the occupation. Grades one to three classes was only organized due to few surviving families who had returned from their evacuation places. The 2 surviving classrooms and library room with punctured roofing were utilized to house the liberated former and new pupils. Repair was easily made to the leaking roof with the availability of salvage corrugated galvanized iron sheet contributed by the old and new residents.

Mr. Francisco Gumela succeeded Mrs. Magbanua to head the school when the latter went to maternity leave of absence. The enrolment of the school increased steadily the following years. This was accounted for the inflexed of the people from Luzon, Visayas and from other provinces of Mindanao. Housing of pupils became one of the major problems of the school aside from the lack of books and equipments. The surviving bodega of the Municipal building was also utilized as a classroom for the pupils.

The school year 1947-1948 gave forth to the pioneering record and project of this school. The extinct spring from which the school got her named supplied for the mud puddles of carabaos for many summer vacations. This watery place was dug into a fishpond by Mr. Jose Aponesto with Mr. Huspicio Cubero heading the school. Mudfish was reared in this fishpond at first. It was also at the beginning of this school year that the first post-war grade five class was organized and Tugbok Elementary School was adopted by the school.

The rehabilitation of the buildings of Tugbok Elementary School by the Philippine War damage was completed in the latter part of 1949. The view of the rehabilitation of Tugbok Elementary School is different from the old look. The present Home Economics building was constructed according to the new plan for this kind of building at present. A two-storey teacher’s dormitory took the place of the dismantled one with cemented first floor. The playground apparatus, school toilets, equipments and supplies were not rehabilitated until now.

Gourami fish were introduced at the fishpond sometimes in August 1951 by Mrs. Caridad L. Sayon, who secured a few number of this fish from her uncle-in-law Mr. Catalino Sayon, one time city Councilor of this City. Water lilies of two varieties were added to beautify the pond aside from the Zinnias and the stones of the brim of the pond.

The wooden, rail-type of the fence of two pergolas in front if the main building was started by Mrs. Maria R. Del Fierro, Principal at the later part of the school year 1951-1952. Money for the materials, construction and paint of the fence came from P.T.A contribution, benefits and donations given by civi-minded citizens in and out of the community of Tugbok. This made Tugbok Elementary School first in the beginning to fence decently and beautifully a school site in the district of Guianga.

With these improvements of Tugbok Elementary School, the painted fence with two pergolas and the semi-permanent main building as it show-windows and the two fishponds as its back windows, Tugbok Elementary School attracted the attention of the school supervisors and authorities within the division and from the Central Office and other divisions.

Tugbok Central Elementary School added two pet projects at the beginning of the school year 1952-1953 - the planting of the front lawns to carpet grass and the building of the lunch counter which made this school one of the pilot school of this division. This pet project started was initiated by Mrs. Consuelo Ramones Isla, the present principal of the school.

On June 1999, a Special Education class was established in the school through the initiative of Dr. Bienvenido B. Cuison, the District Supervisor of Tugbok and an OAS Scholar. Its objective is to serve the needs of special children and children with above average intelligence residing in Tugbok District and in nearby areas.

School year 2010-2011, when Mrs. Adeline I. Go, Principal ll, was assigned in Tugbok Central Elementary School applied for an official accreditation as a SPED center. The Regional screening committee had already made an initial evaluation of its documents and physical structure. It was on February 2011 when the application for accreditation was approved and the school bear name Tugbok Central Elementary School SPED Center.